Water-closet.



t ne erases Louis M. Hoornn, or

RU'rnnnroRn NEW Jnnsnr, AssIGNoR 'ro'rHE WORKS, A oonrone'rron or NEW Yonx.

Paranir OFFICE.

warnncnosnr.

To all whom it may concern: W t

Be it known that l, Louis MHQOER, aI j' citizen oi' the United States, residingat Rutherford, inthe county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful' Improvements iii-Wateri- Closets, of which the following is a specification. y ,V *K

My invention relates to new` and useful improvementsin Water closets of that character or type inv which the bowl or recepta# cle is supported free from ythe floor.

The invention particularly 'contemplates the. provision of an improved support or anchorage for'the bowl or receptaclewhich will support the latter freefromthe licor, which support or anchorage will4 be sup? ported by the door and'be so constructed that a free space is aiiordedbetween the bottom of the bowl and the floor.

The invention `is particularlypaithough not solely, applicable toV that type ofcloset,

having a substantially vertical rear portion adapted -to engage and be connected to a supporting, means, an example' of which closet is the well-known form of waltcloset,

y the rear vertical portion of which is adapted'- to be secured adjacent to a wall, or other vertical element, so that the bowl projects therefrom, but is free of thefloor located in advance of said vertical portionwwalhgor element.l

The primaryobject of the invention is to provide a support or anchorage, which will so sustain the bowl as tol relieve. the soilpipe, or other pipe connections therewitln of the weightV of the bowl or strains to which it may be subjected in use, and which will permit expansion, contraction, or other movement of the pipes, or of the bowl, withoutderangement of the related parte. This is particularly,advantageous inthe case of Wall closets inasmuch as injury to a wall, or itsequivalent, (i1-'other .Vertical member, is prevented, due to any movement-of the bowl or the so-il-pipevrel-ative to each other. l I

The invention consists in the construction and improvements to be more" fully described hereinafter, and the novelty of which will` be particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed. 4

I have fully and clearly illustrated the invention lin VtheYaccompanying drawings to be taken as a wherein:- i

Figure l is a perspectiveview of a wall 'closetv construction :including my invention; Fig. 2 is a` view-of vertical section through Ya wall showing a. wall 4closet construction and arrangement, including my invention,l y the support and closet bowl being shown partly in vertical section; Figpisa view similar 'to F ig. 2 showing another embodiment of the saine invention; Figi 4 is a'view in side, elevation of another support emv bodying my invention. .4

Referring to the drawingscby characters of reference, l designates a closet bowl of a part ofgthis specication,and

AJ. L. Mor'r IRON Speccationiof Letters Patent. i lPatqgnt'ed 001;, 24, 19.16;; Y Application flied January 27, 1913. 'Y Serial No.744,371,

type well known inthe constructionof wall closets, the samenncludinga seat, receptacle 2, providedatits rear with a vertical partV or face 3 having vertical securing flanges 4, 4,- projecting laterallytherefrom,

said part 8 and the ianges being adapted 'to 'rest in engagement with a vertical member or wall 5, see Figs and 3, when the;

bowl is installed ,The vertical part 3 is also provided with a rearwardly projecting sur' rounding fiange 6, whereby the rear part of the' b oivl is recessed as shown. At the rear, within the said recess', the bowl is provided with the usual outlet 7, surrounded by a rearwardly projecting flange 8 about which is seated a coupling collar 9, to which is conv -nected a coupling pipe 10, preferably of ,lead togive the desired flexibility as hereinafter set forth, the rear end of saidpipe 10, being connected by a Wipejoint llto a brass ferrule l2, 13 of a soil pipe 14.

connected to the branch coupling l will new describe the support bj1-means` ot which theboivl above described is supported so that the weiglitkthereof does' not rest on the soil pipe, and the latter may expand and contract without afting the bowl and its attaching means, referring particularly toFigs. 1 and 2 ofthe drawings."

l5 designates a base member adapted to be anchored in a door or rest upon the sup` porting beams of a floor, said member beingv shown as` substantially horizontal. Rising from this' base member 15, isa substantially ais vertical supporting member 16, adapted to y berembedded in the `wall structure from which ther bowl projects, said n member 1611er V being bifurcated to provide vertically spaced I thereof will come closel adjacentthe upper cross flange 6,' and t e outer side edges,

. bolts 19 let through openings in the flanges 4 and screwed into'openings in the said proarms 17 are pref jecting portions 18. The y erably so' proportioned that the upperends thereof will abut the inner faces of the vertical parts of said flange 6, so that a rigid arrangement is provided. The part 16 and the arms 17 are-so arranged'that when the support is in position to support the bowl the part-16 will be located within the Viinished wall and the outer vertical faces V 17 of the arms 17 will be substantially iushwith the surface of the wall` so as to provide a rigid surface against which the bowl is sep cuied and held. s

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 the saine objects are sought and obtained," the difference over the form shown in Figs. 1

and 2 being that in Fig. 3 the base piece,'in-'` stead of being arranged to project forward beneath the bowl and under the floor, is directed rearward as at 20 and, adapted to be seated in the wall structure, the base being. held ri 'dly in place hy;`the bricks, stone or other e eme-nts comprising the wall. As .far as the Vparts adapted to be secured to the bowl are concerned, they are the same as l shown in Figs. 1 and 2 f In Fi 4 a further embodiment is shown, in whic the base member ma'.r include-a part 21vex tending forward fi im the wall similar. to the part- 15 in Figs. i. and 2, and a part 22, extending rearward .from the part 16 similar to the part`20 in Fig. 3.

en th parts are installed, the base 15 is covered b the door surfacing material as shown inl Fig. 2 andthe pa 16, is covered by the wall surfacing mate l such as plas ter' .tilingor whatever mi ht .be employed forthatpurpose, so that t e support is not visible in the 'complete structure.

It will be noted that in all of the forms described I rovide an anchoragefand support which. is entirely concealed when t e arts are assembled, which supports the wl entirely independently of the soil pipe,

` so that the latter, by `virtue of its fiexible bowl, is free to expand under changes of connection with the and contract lengthwise temperature without in any way tending to move the bowl or its fastenings. The fact that the bowl and its fastenings are not i moved by the expansion and contraction of the soil pipe is important because the loosenin'g and cracking of tlie`plaster or tiling ad .structural beam, as shown,

comprising a 1 ing from the base and loca jacent the bowl'and its fastening-'devices is prev f.,-

The support'in all the forms shosm and describedis prefersbly,`altb saril ,finadein onepiece, o rigi metal, so tbatit willnot be bent d Sprung weight to which the-bowl is subjected.

by the weight of the bowl, .or the* The base piece may be providedL with openings23, vas shown in Fig. 1, to receivel securing'bolts, for securing or to such otherl fasteningdevices as the nature of the situation may A u'ire.

What I caim, and dere to secure by United States-Letters Patent is:

1. A closet bowlsupport comprising o it in place on s,

horizontal member adapted to besup rted' by a Hoor structure,

tending supporting 0 member rigid with said horizontal member,

and. .sipna a me and s yerticaly exlA position inreer of etcloset bowhseid supporting member havin arms spsoed apart to provide an' opening or-paege of e i to2the`cloiet bog: l. 1 .coset w su rt'comnsing" s horizontal member edsgtl tio 'be rted by a floor structure, and en upw y extendingpsupportin'g member rigid with seid horizontal member and sda ted to take s osition in rear of a closet Ewl, Vand heving an openin the v through for passage of apipetothecosetbowl. 43. A' wall closet bowl support comprising a basel member, s substantially vertical supporting member from said base member, said vertical' supgrting member being bifurcated to provi' ,vertically-extending spaced arms eechhsving s for# wadly-extending projection et itsl vupper en 4. A closet bowl support com `s. base member adapted to be supp'cgted by e door structure, asubstantially vertical sup' porting member rising from said base mein-l lger 1and idapted to be locetgd iilil rear of s ow sai supportin mein r sving upwardly and forwa y extending spaced arms. l

v tion, and a rigid support for said closet bowl independent of said soil pipe, saidV support 4base andl an u right extendl in rear of the closet bowl. Y

6. A closet bowl" support comprising va horizontally disposed base, en upright' extending from said base and rigid therewith, and adapted to be located in rear of a closet bowl, said upright having an attaching part iis extending forward out of the plane of the upright,the upright also having an openingfor passage o a pipe to a closet bowl.

7; A support for s( closet bowl comprising 13 a horizontally disposed basev and an .upright rigid with the base, andfextending in a general direction vertically from the base, saidu right having spaced arms projected p lateral y out of the plane of the upright.

8. In combination, a closetlbowl having a vsubstantially vertical rea'r face, a soil pipe flexibly connected to the bowl and a support for the bowl comprising a base ymember adapted to be supported independently of the soil pipe, a supportingmember rigid with the base member and extending up.

ward therefrom in rear of said rear face, and means for connecting 'the bowl to the supporting member, the supporting mem A ber being free and disconnected from the soil pipe. i

9. A support fora closet bowl comprising a horizontal base member, a supporting member integral with and extending ver .tically from the base, and spaced vertical vand lrear of a closet bowl may bear, said upright attaching arx'ns extending forward from said supporting member.

`10. A support for a closet bowl comprising al base adapted'to be supported by a licor structure, an upright rising from said base, having projections against which the yportion. means for attachmentite the owl and at'its lower. portion a' base-to support the member independently of said pipe, said member also having a face intermediate theA attaching means and the base to engage the bowl.

12. A closet bowl support comprising a base member adapted to be supported `by a floor structure, an upwardly extending supporting member rising from said base member and adapted to be located in rear of al closet bowl, said supporting member having spaced arms each having a forwardly extending projection at its upper end.

In testimony whereof' I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LGS M. HGOPER. Witnesses: v

M. E. MeNINoI-i, GIG. HERMAN. 

